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The world lost a beloved Montanan on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, when Roger Wagner of Nashua, Mont., passed from congestive heart failure. He was a family man who loved celebrations and was dedicated to making his community a better place. Roger's service would not be complete without the community he loved. Please join us for a service at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Glasgow on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 10 a.m., or a Vigil Service at Bell Mortuary the evening of Friday, Feb. 17, at 6:30 p.m.... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, February 13, 2013 Bob Hanson, the volunteer fire chief for the Long Run Fire Department, is one of the winners of the 2013 Ready Montana Awards. The City of Glasgow is now dealing with its fourth group of architects to get a new roof on the leaky south side fire hall. A new elevator at the Valley Event Center was approved by the state inspector on Wednesday, Feb. 6, just in time for the Squirt State A Hockey Tournament held here on Friday through Sunday. The elevator was...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, February 6, 2013 The Glasgow City Council is trying not to fall off the leaky fire hall roof. There is a crowd of engineers out there trying to fix it and nobody knows who has the job. Electrical Fruit? Reducing Friction? Homemade Batteries? The projects were ingenious at the 18th annual Kiwanis Science Fair held last weekend. Fifty-four students in grade four, five and six presented 35 projects for judging. The Glasgow Squirt Ice Dawgs skated to two non-league victories...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Deadline for calendar additions is Mondays at noon. Please email your event to [email protected] or submit in person at the Courier office, 531 2nd Ave. S., Glasgow. The Valley County Pioneer Museum is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month for the entire community as well as the residents of Nemont Manor. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Events are also listed below. N... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, January 23, 2013 City employees will receive a raise this year, after the Glasgow City Council approved a collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local No. 2. The $.25 per hour increase was also extended to non-bargaining city employees. Police did not request a raise this year. The Council passed a resolution establishing the effective date of the new city salaries as July 1, 2012. A Nashua native has been named as the new administrator of Valley View Home in...
The Glasgow City Council’s first meeting of 2023 was held on Jan. 3, in the Council Chambers at the Glasgow Civic Center. In addition to normal council agenda items such as the Mayor, committee and department head reports as well as the approval of consent agenda items, the Council discussed Glasgow Police Chief Robert Weber’s desire to amend the recommendation from the employee incentive hiring committee for the police department; whether to approve the Glasgow City-County Library’s continuation of purchasing the land behind the building; as w...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Deadline for calendar additions is Mondays at noon. Please email your event to [email protected] or submit in person at the Courier office, 531 2nd Ave. S., Glasgow. The Valley County Pioneer Museum is closed for the month of January. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month for the entire community as well as the residents of Nemont Manor. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Events are also listed below. Nashua Lions Roller S... Full story
Michael "Mike" C. Kaiser was born in Miles City, Mont., to Charles and Lorrain (Muggli) Kaiser. He spent his youth in Miles City, attending Sacred Heart School, lettering in football, basketball and track. After high school, he enlisted in the Army where he served our country for four years, completing three tours of Vietnam and was awarded the Purple Heart. He attended Northern Montana College for four years and graduated at the top of his class with degrees in welding, construction materials... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, January 9, 2013 The Glasgow School Board voted unanimously Jan. 2 to run two bond issues to finance a new elementary school plus improvements to East Side School and Glasgow High School. A Glasgow resident urged the City Council to put up a stop sign on the corner of 2nd Street and 3rd Avenue North. Kelly Fuhrman, a resident of the area for 25 years, said drivers " fly through the area." He said he has seen near-accidents and children almost hit by cars. He said he has as...
The Glasgow City Council recognized those who got into the Christmas spirit by selecting a Christmas Yard of the Week. The honor was given to Diane Turner, with the help of Traci Sanders, of 55 4th Ave. N. They received $25 in Chamber Bucks, courtesy of the City Council, and displayed the sign in their yard for the week....
1 Years Ago Wednesday, January 2, 2013 In this season of giving, the Glasgow High School Educational Trust is honored to announce a gift of $10,000 from the James and Ailene Olk Family. The good guys were on the job again this New Year's Eve, giving people free rides home from parties so they wouldn't get behind the wheel after drinking. Nine volunteers from Valley County Search & Rescue, Thompson and Sons Towing, and Glenn's Automotive took the calls. They gave a total of 166 rides this year,...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Deadline for calendar additions is Mondays at noon. Please email your event to [email protected] or submit in person at the Courier office, 531 2nd Ave. S., Glasgow. The Valley County Pioneer Museum hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month for the entire community as well as the residents of Nemont Manor. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Events are also listed below. N... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 The Valley County Commissioners decided at their regular meeting on Dec. 18 to buy a new microfilm reader to replace one that is 15 years old. The price, $10,213, includes setup. Don't run the risk of driving home this New Year's Eve if you've had any alcohol. Do yourself and everyone else on the road a favor- call one of the volunteers waiting to help you to get home. The ride is free! Roubie Younkin, Valley County Extension agent with the Montana State Uni...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Deadline for calendar additions is Mondays at noon. Please email your event to [email protected] or submit in person at the Courier office, 531 2nd Ave. S., Glasgow. The Valley County Pioneer Museum hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month for the entire community as well as the residents of Nemont Manor. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Events are also listed below. N...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 Bourgault Industries has recognized Farm Equipment Sales as the recipient of its "Highest Customer Service Award" for the year of 2011-12 in the Western USA territory. Farm Equipment Sales represents the Bourgault Air Seeding Line out of their Glasgow, Plentywood, Culbertson, and Circle locations. The Glasgow School Board has voted to accept the recommendation of its Building Committee and put grades K through 5 in a new Irle School building. East Side...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 Glasgow Superintendent Bob Connors addressed about 20 school administrators and community members at a School Building Committee meeting Monday, explaining the splitting of the school bond issue into two questions for the voters. He said that one vote will be on $16.8 million bond for building or renovation of three school buildings: a new elementary building, additions to East Side and improvements to the high school. Valley County Commissioner Dave Pippin...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, December 5, 2012 The Glasgow City Council decided to follow the recommendation of an appointed committee and pay the fire chief $500 a quarter, beginning Jan. 1. State Sen.-elect Greg Jergeson, D-Chinook, will be out of job in two years under a legislative reapportionment plan approved by the District and Apportionment Commission on Friday. The commission voted to pair the 100 state House districts approved earlier this year to create 50 state Senate districts. In doing s...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 After decades of putting up with blockages on the railroad crossing the middle of town, Nashua is going to have an overpass, according to a letter that Mayor Pat Hallett received from the Montana Department of Transportation and provided to The Courier. The Valley County commissioners have awarded a contract for the construction of a new concrete bridge on Canal Road west of Glasgow. The Federal Emergency Agency informed the commissioners that it would pay u...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 A new deputy joined the Valley County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday. Alex Estavez, who hails from Miles City, has a year and half of experience with the Sidney Police Department and a reserve deputy in Custer County before that. The Glasgow City Council has accepted the recommendation of a Selection Committee and awarded the city's growth policy project to DJ&A P.C., an engineering, planning, and surveying firm in Glasgow and Missoula. In just one year, drough...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 The First Lutheran Church in Opheim celebrated its 100th Anniversary on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, by celebrating the joint venture of the Lutheran and the Methodist churches in Opheim. In what was deemed one of the driest and shortest school board meetings in recent memory, the Glasgow School Board approved a three-year co-op agreement with Hinsdale in both wrestling and softball. The agreement continues Glasgow's and Hinsdale's relationship as co-ops as the two...
The Glasgow Student Council put together their annual Haunted Hayride through Sullivan Park on Oct. 30. A total of $637 was raised with proceeds going to the Children's Museum. The Glasgow Key Club was also providing cookies and hot chocolate, courtesy of the Loaded Toad, with a free will donation. A total of $137 and a few canned goods were raised for Zambia-UNICEF....
1 Years Ago Wednesday, October 24, 2012 This winter in Eastern Montana might be just what Goldilocks ordered: not to cold, not too dry, just right. The Glasgow School Board revised its student drug testing policy at the regular meeting on Oct. 10. The original drug testing policy for students participating in any extracurricular activity, adopted in 2009, required that all students in an activity be tested at the beginning of the activity's season. The revised policy is to test 20 percent of...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Deadline for calendar additions is Mondays at noon. Please email your event to [email protected] or submit in person at the Courier office, 531 2nd Ave. S., Glasgow. The Valley County Pioneer Museum hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Events are also listed below. Through the winter, people can coordinate with staff to visit w... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 The 2012 Homecoming nominees are Alex Page, Bryan Larson, Rachel Prewitt, and Andy Gardner. The Homecoming Queen is Laurel Wageman and Homecoming King is Greg Fewer. An appreciation dinner honoring Jackie Bird was held at the Cottonwood last Friday. She has gone above and beyond with the St. Marie Women's Club sending care packages to our troops serving in the Mideast. Toiletries, jerky, power bars donated as well as postage money can always be used,...
In just 12 years, 26 students have received help with college expenses thanks to the Clarence and Charlotte Fuhrman Memorial Scholarship Fund. The couple farmed near Opheim and provided the scholarship to benefit graduates from all Valley County high schools. They entrusted the Valley County Community Foundation to administer the fund. VCCF Chair Doris Leader of Nashua announced this year's three recipients: Madison Knodel recently began her studies in clinical nutrition at the University of...